Los Angeles County deputies arrested a person they consider might be a serial animal abuser after he allegedly tortured a cat to loss of life.
Security digital camera video exhibits a person investigators consider is Rogelio Diaz walking throughout a busy road in Lawndale earlier than stopping exterior a home and choosing up a cat. The pet, Mimi, appeared to squirm within the man’s arms, attempting to flee.
“I seen a man leaning down with gloves so I informed my daughter to go exterior as a result of I believe somebody took the cat,” Mimi’s proprietor mentioned. “She thought the cat was going to lie, however she was too harm, and she or he died in my daughter’s arms.”
The mom requested to remain nameless as a result of she was afraid of Diaz.
“If he did it to a cat, he might do it to a toddler,” she mentioned.
Because of the character of the crime, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department believes Diaz is answerable for a number of animal abuse crimes throughout a number of cities within the South Bay.
“The cat was on the sidewalk, agonizing, as a result of he had tortured the cat for 11 minutes,”
Deputies used the safety video to trace down Diaz and arrest him.
He is being held with out bond.
Deputies urged anybody with details about this case or another comparable incidents to name Detective D. Ramirez at (323) 820-6761 or the South Los Angeles Sheriff’s Station at (323) 820-6700.
Those wishing to remain nameless can name Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-8477 or go to their web site.
